Programming, virtual reality, designing, and creating animations. This is the selection of activities during ‘Weet ik veel‘ (‘I don’t know’), the technology festival for children, which will be held in Strijp-S.
On the former Philips site in Eindhoven, children between 7 and 12 years of age can test technological innovations and get busy themselves. With interactive commands, they can discover how much fun technology is, and where their talents lie.
It is the second edition of the festival, an initiative of Bibliotheek (Library) Eindhoven, Natlab, and Architectuurlessen, (Architectural Lessons). During the winter months, the library also organises a similar event in the Beursgebouw.
‘Weet ik veel’ is from Monday 13 to Friday 17 August.
What do privacy, artificial intelligence and digital connectedness have in common? They are all interwoven in the work of Dries Depoorter. In Back End he shows how boundaries can dissolved with a few simple interventions. This fascinating exposition runs from July 20 to September 23rd in MU, at Strijp S.
The exposition is very diverse, dynamic and interactive. It handles about relevant questions around how human creativity and machine learning, private and public, entertainment and morality all blend together. Anything can be linked and the actual connections are visible; the cables, the plugs, the way the software works. Depoorter’s play with technology, access and data analysis creates a sense of unease. Ten recent and new works will be on show in MU from 20 July until 23 September. “You can say they are critical… and, well, I think they are not entirely without humour”.
There is a huge variety of installation, machines, images that impact everybodies lives. So there is a lot to discover, learn, experience, questions will be answered and new ones will arise.. quite possible it may change your view on modern technology and use of data.
The film theatre Natlab in Strijp-S has special shows for parents with young babies.
Watching a movie with babies is often still a hell of a job. When they cry you should leave the theatre. Filling a room only with parents with babies ensures they all can enjoy the movie. Even if a child begins to cry.
During the performances, the lights in the room remain switched on and the sound of the movie is muted. Every Sunday there is a special baby performance in the Natlab, so that even the smallest can go to the cinema and parents can relax for a while.
As an international you can select the English spoken movies of course.
It is not a new concept, in Scandinavia, Australia and Canada for example, this is a known phenomenon.
Yesterday was the 61st edition of Brabantsedag in Heeze. The biggest parade in the Netherlands. 16 Carts displayed very impressive constructions, play, grime, sounds, paintwork, and dance. True handmade masterpieces about Brabant culture and history.
Cong and Dan from China, Irene from Eindhoven News
For internationals though it is not always understandable. Cong from China remarked: “It is very extraordinary but I don’t always get the background. I see a lot of crosses and referrals to Christianity, but I don’t know exactly what is meant.” Dan, also from China, agreed: “The parade is amazing, there is so much to see. I wish we would know more about the history. “
The information booklet contained some texts in English with explanations of the displays, for the first time this year. This helped the visiting internationals, as well as friendly local visitors who were very happy to explain certain elements.
Vriendenkring Kapelstraat-Trick of the Turf barge Bred
The village of Heeze was a lively town yesterday: music everywhere, dressed-up people mixing with the crowd, people on stilts, even Pinocchio was there. It was a day full of entertainment.
If you like to get to know Brabant (the Southern province in the Netherlands) this is a must see next year. Put it in your diary already, the last Sunday of August.
The village breathes Brabantsedag. When you arrive you see a selection of all Dutch chairs lined up, put there to be claimed by the owners later on. (Jokingly you can call it a furniture display too… hundreds of different chairs you can find along the route.)
Vriendenkring Snoeyen- The search for a young girl
Indeed many creations refer to Christianity, the good sides and the bad sides of it. Though they leave the judgment often in the middle like: the witch hunt in the Middle Ages, “Who was to blame? The witches or the witch hunters?” In that period too, the urge of reverting all people to Christianity, even in the Netherlands itself, was addressed. Towns were invaded and people were ushered to reading the bible and learning Latin. Many misunderstandings arose: the Brabant town is still called Babyloniënbroek.
Topics in the parade included: murders, extraordinary people (like the smallest woman in the world from Ossendrecht), luting gangs (‘Bokkenrijders’), victories (the Dutch Trojan horse: the peat barge of Breda (‘Turfschip‘) and not to forget business successes were exposed in a grand way. Such as the shoe brand Van Bommel, which only still exists because of the strong widow (with 5 children) in the 1800’s, continued the shoe factory. She was helped by her two sons, respectively 11 and 9-years-old. The success of material dyeing company from Helmond called Vlisco was shown in a vibrant way too. In Africa this brand was as desired as Gucci in Europe.
Vriendenkring Haisjo- Where is the border
All in all, you can say, nothing different in Brabant, and nothing different in the past. Also here, a long time back, international relations took place: international trade, wars about borders (Baarle-Nassau, they couldn’t decide if it was Dutch or Belgian), women’s rights, child abuse and the question if insane people are really insane or are the sane?
Brabantsedag is a rich and not to be missed display of a very remarkable and sometimes bizarre past. Brabantsedag is the work of hundreds of volunteers making the carts, creating the mobile stages and added to that, astonishing grime and costumes. A year of energy put into a two-and-a-half hour is passing by. Fabulous!
As Aisyah from Kuala Lumpur exclaimed: “I thought it would be a short parade with tractors and simple signage but this was actually really amazing!! I am very impressed. All the effort of the people and so many visitors, and the poffertjes: yumm! Also we cycled from Eindhoven to Heeze with Eindhoven Cycling tours through the forest (very convenient too because we avoided the traffic jams). We had a wonderful trip to get there too. I had a great day!”
Eindhoven News promotes this event as they believe this is a great source to learn about Brabant’s past in a fun way. Also, it is engaging to listen to local brass bands, local famous musicians and to meet local people. It is a stone throw away from Eindhoven with an abundance of history, culture and not to forget entertainment.
Main picture: Vriendenkring Ietskes Schif – Display: Antonius Bolsius, candle maker
Every year, the Dutch Design Foundation organises the largest design event in Northern Europe. Dutch Design Week (DDW) 2018 will present the work and concepts of over 2.600 designers and hopes to welcome more than 335.000 local and international visitors.
The 17th edition of DDW is starting to take shape with just under seven weeks to go until it opens. This year it will be held from 20-28 October. This year’s theme has been revealed as ‘If not us, then who?’. Part of the programme is also already on their website.
If not us, then who?
‘Designers think up solutions, create innovations, are pioneers, and make things tangible and functional. They look at their surroundings and the world in a unique way”, says Dutch Design Foundation Director, Martijn Paulen. This offers opportunities, but with this comes enormous responsibilities; for designers, but also for policymakers, clients, users, and governments. “It is up to us all to embrace and stimulate these creative solutions, and that includes you”, says Martijn. If not you, then who? Together we decide how the world will look. Now it’s our turn; If not us, then who?’
DDW has launched an all-new website. This content platform was designed in collaboration with Vruchtvlees, a digital design agency based in The Hague. It will include, for example, background articles, interviews, news items, videos, and podcasts – from and for designers and experts in the field of design. In the run-up to, and during the event, the programme will be the central theme.
DDW Music Festival
This year’s event will again feature a fully-fledged music programme. During the DDW Music Festival more than 90 national and international artists will be performing on stages across the city. There will be Thai funk, folk music and everything in between. A DDW Festival ticket gives access to all DDW and DDW Music Festival hotspots (excluding specials). See the full line-up here.
Volunteers needed
DDW is also looking for volunteers who have a passion for design and who would you like to get in touch with a diverse audience of people from all over the world. Volunteers would also be able to earn a volunteers fee or get study credits as well as a free DDW Ticket that covers all nine days of the event. Click here for more information about the different vacancies.
Tickets for this nine-day-long design extravaganza are available on the DDW website. This year you will have a choice of tickets; in addition to a DDW festival ticket, there is also a DDW basic, DDW Premium, and a DDW professional ticket. See www.ddw.nl/tickets for more information and how to order tickets.
As part of the Vredesweek (peaceweek) Eindhoven, S-plaza is hosting an event on October 7th, about cultures and rituals, and what we can learn from it. Its from 13.30-18.00. It will be an event with music, dance, lectures and workshops.
On September 29 and 30, the Klokgebouw at Strijp S is hosting the Eindhoven Maker Faire, the biggest Maker festival of the Netherlands.
Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these “makers” to show hobbies, experiments, projects.
The organizers call it the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth – a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness. Try 3D-printing, building and remotely controlling robots, upcycling, food making, hacking, building installations and participate in many workshops, masterclassses or meetups. From entertainment to installations, everything on the Faire is built for and by makers.
Find here more information on ticket sales and the program.
The Eindhoven Marathon will once again include the 5KM4ALL this year. This is a course that participants can complete in a variety of ways.
This race can be walked or run, but it can also be done by wheelchair, bicycle, scooter or, for instance, by a pram. Anyone may register for the course, provided your speed is below 15 km/hour.
People with disabilities can also participate in this part of the marathon. The Eindhoven Marathon works together with Uniek Sporten Zuid-Brabant (Unique Sports South-Brabant) to make the route possible for everyone. It is free for people with disabilities.
The race will take place on Saturday, 13 October at 19:30. You can sign up on the Eindhoven Marathon’s website. It will cost your EUR10 if you register before 13 October. On the day, it will be EUR12,50.
Five other races also form part of this yearly event. These will take place on Saturday, 13 October – the Jumbo 10km Run by night and Sunday, 14 October – Marathon Eindhoven, Half Marathon, Aon City Run (5 km), and the Chiquita Mini Marathon (1,6 km). More information regarding these races can also be found on the Eindhoven Marathon’s website.
For the fifth year in a row, the Augustinianum secondary school in Eindhoven will organise the GrootAugDictee (Great AugDictation). This time with children’s author, Tosca Menten, as a special guest.
About 44 Group 8 classes will participate in this edition of the dictation. On Wednesday, 10 October, Menten will read the first round of dictations at De Klimboom primary school. The winners of the preliminary round will be able to participate in the final round on Thursday, 8 November. This will take place at Augustinianum.
Tosca Menten, herself, wrote both the qualifying rounds dictation as well as the Groot AugDictee. The Groot AugDictee‘s theme is in line with that of Kinderboekenweek (Children’s Book Week) 2018 – Friendship.
An exhibition consisting of 298,000 folded, paper cranes to commemorate the victims of the MH17 disaster.
That is what Foundation 298000 Kraanvogels wants to organize on 17 July 2019. In the exhibition ‘Room of Hope‘, artworks made from a total of 298,000 paper cranes are exhibited to commemorate the 298 victims of the air disaster. It is supplemented with work by local artists and students. After Eindhoven, the exhibition goes to Hiroshima.
Flight disaster MH17
On July 17, 2014, flight MH17 was hit over Ukraine by an anti-aircraft missile. All 283 passengers and 15 crew members were killed, including 193 people with Dutch nationality. At that time Hieke Raap was also on the plane, a teacher at the Alfa College in Groningen. Colleague Tjitske Dijkstra decided to fold a thousand cranes together with her pupils. The bird symbolizes hope, health and comfort in East Asia. Eventually, the exhibition Room of Hope followed from that initiative.
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As Aisyah from Kuala Lumpur exclaimed: “I thought it would be a short parade with tractors and simple signage but this was actually really amazing!! I am very impressed. All the effort of the people and so many visitors, and the poffertjes: yumm! Also we cycled from Eindhoven to Heeze with Eindhoven Cycling tours through the forest (very convenient too because we avoided the traffic jams). We had a wonderful trip to get there too. I had a great day!”
